Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 1/2] ethtool: Add PHY type to ethtool get_drvinfo

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:07:19 -0800

On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:13:24 -0800
Jeff Kirsher <[email-masked]> wrote:

> From: PJ Waskiewicz <[email-masked]>
> 
> Allow the PHY type to be passed from a driver to ethtool when
> ethtool -i ethX is called.  With newer network cards having SFP
> and SFP+ PHY cages, this information can be useful, especially
> if the NIC supports hot-swapping of the PHY modules.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <[email-masked]>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <[email-masked]>
> ---

Maybe revive usage of connector port in ethtool rather than adding new API?
It is already there but values are out of date with current hardware.